PRICE CLUSTERING BEHAVIOR IN VIRTUAL REAL ESTATE MARKETS
Abstract
We analyze 21,209 intraday transactions in the virtual real estate market and document significant price clustering at round numbers 0, 00, and 000 as ending digits, consistent with the negotiation hypothesis. The clustering increases with price level and pricing uncertainty proxied by the number of buyers and sellers in the NFT market. Moreover, market venue influences price clustering dynamics. Digits 9, 99, and 999 as ending prices are overrepresented in the sample, consistent with the left digit effects. However, we do not find support for the psychologically feeling right hypothesis or the strategic trading hypothesis.
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